Electric traction system and motor to be used therewith.



' .K. DE KANDO. ELEGTRIC TR'AGTION SYSTEM AND 'MOTOR T0 BE USED THBREWITH.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 25,'1905.

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KOLMAN DE KANIDO, 0F BUDAPEST, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 WESTINGHOUSE MACHINE COMPANY, 4A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEM vAND MOTOR TO BE 'USED THEREWITH.

from alternating currents, are generally em-` ployed for tract-ion purposes and under certain conditions possess advantages over the direct use of polyphase currentsin the contact conductors. On the other hand, a system involving the"direct use lof polyphase Currents in the contact conductors over lines of considerable length can be installed at less cost and is more economical in operation, but it has had the disadvantage that cars equipped for it heretofore could not 'run on lines using direct 0r single-phase alternating current in' the contact conductors Without duplication of apparatus. because a motor capable of operating efficiently as a direct-current motor' and also as a polyphase motor had not heretofore been in-4 vented.

The introduction of such a motor constitutes, therefore, an important advance in the art and is, among other things, .the subi ject of my present invention.

My invention also comprises a traction system having Contact conductors supplied in part with direct or single-phase currents and in part with polyphase currents, with vehicles equipped with motors having the capability ofv operating with both varieties of current supply.

In the accompanyingl drawings I have shown diagrammatically my invention embodied in several forms which are at present preferred by me, but it will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made inthe structures hereinafter described Without departing from the spirit of my invention and without exceeding the scope of my claims.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 longitudinal section through a rotor showing the manner of mounting the commutator and the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jai1.`2l4,v1913.

Application filed May 25, 1905. Serial No. 262,258.,

VInatically illustrate rotor windings; Figs. 6

and 7 diagrammatically illustrate the manner in which the coils of the rotor and stator may be connected, in one case to receive polyphase currents and in the other case to receive direct or single phase currents. Figs. 8 and 9 diagrammatically illustrate forms of stator windings. Figs. l0 and l1 show modified connections for single-phase operation. Fig. l2 illustrates more in detail the switches and their' connections..

Similar letters and numerals of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in the various figures.

The result aimed at by my invention may be attained, generally speaking, by providing a motor with suitable windings on its stator and rotor elements, capable of being so changed at pleasure as to form at one time the primary and secondary elements of a polyphase induction motor, and to form at another time the field and armature 'of a series commutator motor, with a sWitch'by means of which the desired changes can be readily effected.

The following is a description of the structures diagrammatically shown in the accompanying drawings, which structures are given here'm'erely as examples of stru'ctures and systems embodying my invention in forms at present preferred by me, but in no sense limiting'my claims to the specific details illustrated and described.

Referring to Fig. 1A is the rotor ofl an electric motor mounted on shaft l) and carrying inlaid coilsl F that is, laid into slots in the core, as shown.

B is a commutator mounted on the shaft D to which said coils are attached in the ordinary Way, and C are collector rings,'

also mounted lon said shaft, and suitably connected with said coils in such manner that the required tension for three alternating current ph ases is established between the contact rings. and contact rings are' both shown inside the motor housing on one end of the rotor, but various other Ways of providing the rotor With both acommutator and collector rings might be adopted and the Contact rings In Fig. l the vcommutator CII lfaces ot' said elements.-

might, if desired, beplaced between the rotor andthe commutator; but such construction is less desirable as the numerouscommutator connections would have to pass through. the contact rings.

In Fig. 2 I have shown diagrammatically a rotor having a continuous winding connected with commutator and contact brushes I, I, and also with three phase connections J, J, J, leading "to contact rings@ and contact brushes K. In Fig. 3 I have shown a similar arrangement of parts in which the .polyphase winding is provided with. additional coils F suitably disposed. Such additional coils may be used for the adaptation of the winding to the desired voltage either as primary or secondary of the induction. motor or for securing any desired iiux distribution in the air gap or-for other purposes such as a means of varying the resistance or react-ance of the polyphase wind-A ing. In either case the motor may` be adapted to operate with dii-ect or singlephase currents of one voltage and with polyphase currents oi" ditt'crent voltage by properly determining the ratio of trans- 'formation when in polyphase connection and the iield strength and number ot conductors per pole to give the correct speed on a circuit ofthe desired voltage when in series connection through the commutator. Instead ot using, in whole or in part, the same windingson the rotor for commutated currents and also for polyphase currents, I may employ separate windings :tor these currents, as diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. l and 5, in which F are the coils connected with the coinmutator and employed for direct or single phase currents, and F are the coils connected witlrthe collectorrings C and used solely for polyphase currents. In Fig. 4 the tlir ee-phase Winding is shown tor staiconnection while in Fig. 5 it is shown for delta connection. In the case of singlephase alternating current operation, higher resistance leads to the commutator may be employed, either laid in. the winding slots1 or otherwise disposed, although this is not necessary.

In order to provide a structure capable oit operating as a'sutistactory and eilicicnt in-' duction motor, it `is desirable to employ, poleless stator and rotor elements with 4a small air gap between them and with Windings located in slots in the opposing sur- Such a structure, however, when operated as a series motor with stationary, instead of a rotating,

inagne'tic ield in its stator, and a commu-- tatedarmature, having poles tixedby the location of thdbrushes, is unfavorable, particularly it the ,armature magnetization .is

because oit the powerful cross-Jia 3 .t 5. I 1 eri-ect of, tile armature. in t-,

vention-a verysuperior series machine is nevertheless-formed of such device by employing fa portion of the windingsv of the induction motor (as, Vfor instance, all orv part of the windings constituting one 0r more of' the phases thereof) reversely con-- nected with reference to the, armature to neutralize the cross-magnetizing effect; and these I call neutralizing or 'compensating coils. By this means superior commutation is secured for direct current or single-phase alternating current operation in a machine designed in all respects foradvantageo'us operation as a polyphase induction motor..

Stator windings suitable for the purpose in view are diagrammaticallyshown in Figs. 8 and 9, the example given being for a three-phase windinr. In this arrangement I preferably employ one-or twoA of the phase windings forniagnetizing coils, and correspondingly two or one of the phase windings as neutralizingwcoils, reversely `connected so as 'to neutralize armature rcaction and improve commutation. In these igures the coils P, P, P, P may beregarded as the inagnctizing coils, while the coils Q,

Q, being reversely connected, may be regarded as neutralizing coils.

In the arrangement of circuits shown in'` Figs. 8 and 9, it` will be observed that thc,-

magnetic poles developed, indicated by the dotted lines N-S, make an angle other than "o with respect to the magnetic axis ot' the .armature current. In Fip. 8,'tlie motor is supposed to be rotating in onejdirection and in, Fig. 9 it is supposed to be rotating in the opposite direction, .thenugle between the line N-S and the magnetic axis of the armature current being equal in both cases but of opposite values. When connected in this manner the motor is'reversed by reversing the direction of the current through the magnetizing coils P, the direction of the current through the neutralizing coils Q and the armature remaining the same', or it may be reversed by .reversing the direction oiE thecurrent through the armature coils and simultaneously reversing the direction of the current through the neutralizing coils Q, the direction oi' the currents through the magnetizing coils P remaining-unchanged, the result being in either case to n'iakethe magnet poles forni an angle other than 90o with respect to the magnetic axis of the armature current, but pointing in the opposite directionLas shown by the dotted line N-.-S in Figs.- 8 `and 9, these .figures showing the case in which the reyiersal is brought about by changing the direction ofthe currents in the neutralizingcoils Q and in the armature circuits. In other worden4 neutralizing coils in. series operation. may be considered as a areito he reversedwith the armature' circuit when opera-ting the reversing switch, or are to remain in the saine relationto it while the remaining or iuagnetizing windings are reversed. This arrangement has great en` gineering advantages enabling` the motor to give substantially7 perfect. compensation with direct .current and with single-phase alternating current.

Vhile I have shown the magnetizing windings on the stator arranged in series when the motor is used for single-phase or direct current operation, it will, ot course. be. understood 'that these windings may be arranged in multiple or series-multiple relation and this might be advantageous in case the motor is designed to receive high voltage polyphasecurrent. Furtheimore when theinotor is used for single phase current,

the coils Q, may be shortcircuited as shown in Fig. l0 or the armature may be shortcircuited alone or in series with the coils Qc' as shown in Fig. 1l, so that in` this latter case the motor will act as of the repulsion type.

,Figs 6 and 7 show diagraininatically a motor involving my invention with its circuit connections changed so as to operate in o ne case as a polypliase motor, and in the other case as a'series-coininutator motor adapted to receive direct-or single-phase alternating current. For the purpose ot illustration. I

Vhave taken the example ot a three-phase uiotor with star-connection winding, although any other number of phase or any other form of connection is adapted to my purpose. Referring to Fig` 6, showing the connection ot circuits for nniltiph'ase operation, L, L, L', are three-phase transmissiony lines, and M1M2, iV B fare the polyphase windings arrangethas I have said, for star connection. N is the secondary element, C, C, C, the collector rings and I1 the cominutator (out ot action). Fig. 7 shows the saine motor arranged for series commutated operation. L, L, are the single-phase or direct-current transmission lines, M1, M2, M3 the wii'idings of the stator, which -now instead ot' being arranged for star connection, are shown as arranged in series among themselves and with the armature windings through the f commutator', the collector rings now being shown outr ot action. When switcl'iing from direct orfsingle-phase,currents to multipliase currents.\ or vice iiersa, it is only necessary, therefore, in principle. to change t-lieconnectitins ot the windings of the stator and simultaneously connect or disconnect thein Strom the windings of the rotor. alternately bringing '.into action and cutting out oit action lthecofniniutator and the collector rings.

InV practice if the coils M1 M2 are so dispcsed'thatfthe direction of the field induced 'hy, thein is at right angles t-o the magnetic axis of the armature corresponding to the brush positions andthe direction of the field induced by the coil M2 is in line therewith, the coils M1 M2 are the magnetizing oeils and the coil M3 the compensating coil and vice vers: Vlien reversal takes placein the apparatus illustrated in Fi g. 7 either the field coils alone are reversed or the compensating coil and armature are reversed and the field or ina gnetizing coils remain unchanged.l The former is shown tor simplicity.

Referring to I `ig.l 12, M, M2, M2, represent the three phases ot' the stator windings oie a iiiolor, I represents the eoininutator and @Qt-12, C3, C1 represent collector rings ot a two-phase winding (the connections between 'the coinn'iutator segments and the rotor winding lbeing of the usual character' and therefore not shown in detail). Riz represents a starting rheostat tor the polyphase operation. L. L, L, represent traveling Contact tor contacting with three-phase transmission lines and L L2 similar contacts for single-phase or direct-current transmission lines. Cd is the direct-current controller represented diagraminatically by a regulating resistance and Cr is the reversing switch for direct-current operation. rlhe stationary contacts of the main switch S are numbered from `b1 to 22 and the movable contacts from d10 to 07,12 and t'rom (.11 to (Z22. Position A1 ot' the switch corresponds to alternating current and position Di' to direct-current operationf In thel case here shown the phases M and M2 of the stator `toi-in the neutralizing circuits ot the directcurrent motor and the phase M2 forms t-he inagnetizing coil. In position Dz' ot the main switch S (viz: for direct-current operation) and position I of the reversingswitch Cr, the current enters by lead L2.

brush Z222, contacts (Z22 and rl, brush .7111,

conimutator I,rpassing through the armature coils to brush Z218 contacts Z13 and (X12,

lbrush Z112, tield coils M2, M to brush but contacts (.11 and (E19, brush b1, to brush cy ot the reversing switch Cr contact-s f1 and f2,

brush e2 to brush .7220 of the main switch A3 contacts (2 and 213, brush 513, field coils M, brush 1, contacts K10 and 21, brush 7121 to brush c3 ot the reversing switch Cr contacts f3 and ft, brush et through direct-current. controller Cd to lead L1." then the motor working with direct-current should be reversed the reversing switch Cfr is' brought, into position II, thereby breaking the connections, respectively, between brushes @1 -e2 and e2 et aiid connecting brush c ,with e3 and brush c2 with et. Thereby the direction of the current Htnviiig through coils M3 will be changed wit-hout altering the flow of the current in the other parts o't lthe circuit. 1When the motor should be op- .erated with alternating current, the main starting switch S is brought into such a position that vcontacts c and 010, and brush 51 4with each other 4so that the three phase currentV operation -can be started. The current enters through the leads L, L L, the brushes b, b, b1, contacts c, Q15, @Wand c, c, 013, brushes 731,1-, 512, his to the ends of the three phases M1, M2, M8 of the stator Winding, the ends of the phases M1 and M2 being connected through lead brush Z2", contacts c and 010, brush 51' with -the end of the l.

phase M? A three-phase induction motor Winding lends itself particularly well to the disasseciation and reassembling above described and this I have, therefore, shown. The

three-phase arrangement 'in the stator is not necessary, as by properly sub-dividing the windings for disassociation and recon.- nection a two-phase primary Winding may be employedl with the 4same advantageous `,results In either case Where it is desired,

for the purpose of simplification ot rheostat construction, or easier adaptation of windings for their dual purpose in the armature,

the latter maybe Wound for two-phase current, for example. The transforming ratio between primary and lsecondary windings is made suoli that the desired secondary voltage applied at the terminals ot the rheostat when starting as an induction motor is secured, while the electromotive torce gener ated during operation as a series machine is that suitable for operation on the standard or desired single circuit voltage. By properly choosing the ratio of transformation the saine rheostat may, it desired, be employed for both induction motor and .series inotor control and a common rheostat controller apparatus may also be employed. This arrangement offers great advantages in simplicity oft train apparatus, particularly 'with multipleunit train control operation.

In the foregoing descril'ition, I have ref fcrrcd to the stator as the primary of the polyphase .motor and' the {ield of the series commutator motor and I have referred to the rotor as the secondary of the polyphase niotor and the armature of the 'series commutator motor; but it will be understood that these parts may bc reversed in practice and, therefore, that the Words rotor and si ator are used in this relative sense and not in the literal sense in these specifications and in my claims. Indeed, it is obvious, ici" ample, that the VJelyphase currents could as well be ted to t ie rotor as to the stator, in

Which case the former Would constitute the primary and the latter the secondary of the moton While I have shown and describedy the single current commutator motor With its field and which is the form I prefer, they might, in the broader aspects ofmy invention, if desired for any reason, be connected in multiple or compound relation. A'

In these specifications I have not shown or described the construct-ional details ofthe rotors or stato-rs, nor of the windings, vnor of the switches or rheostats, no-r of the other elements of the motor or its connections or attachments, because these form no part of my present invention and because such details requisite to carry out my invention in practice are Within the knowledge of those skilled in the art; and WhileI Vhave de-l scribed, incidentally, various modifications of my invention, I have not attempted to describe all the modiicationsvvhich might be suggested. Many of the details and conibinations illustrated and above described are not essential to the several featuresof my invention, broadly considered. This Will be indicated in the'concluding claims, Where the omission in a claim of reference to an element described, or the omission of ref-r erence to the particular features of the elements mentioned, is intended to indicate that the omitted elements orl features are not essential to the invention thereby covered.

Having thus described my invention. in preferred forms, what I cla'im and desire to secure by these Letters-Patent, is:

` l. In an electric motor the combination of a stator provided with windings and means `iforconnect-ing said windings in polyphase relation to constitute the primary of a polyphase motor, and also in single-phase or direct current relation to constitute the field of a single phase or direct current motor, and a rotor provided with `windings connected in polyphase relation to constitute the secondary ota polyphase motor, and a co1nmutator and brushes adapted to connect the windings of the stator with the windings ot'- tlre rotor to constitute the armature ci a. single-phase or direct current series motor.

In an electric motor disassociablc stator '\vindiugs, a rotor provided with armature windings, a commutator connected to said rotor windings, contact devices for delivering polyphase current and director single phase current tosaid mot-or, means for. passing the current delivered by said contact devices through said commutatm" and said armature and stator' windings and for rearranging the rotor and stator wind-y ings and causing the current delivered l y said contact device to pass through the stu,m

.wmature connected in series,

position tor windings without passing it through the rotorwindings and means for reversing curv commutator motor, comprising in combination a stator and rotor, disassociable windings on the stator and lead wiresl therefrom, the rotor having a commutator connected .to its winding to form a continuously closed circuit cominutable winding, brushes thereon, collector rings having polyphase connections with said rotor windings and means for reversing current through part of -the stator windings.`

4t. An electric motor, adapted to operate as a polyphase induction motor and as a series commutator-motor comprising in combination a stator and rotor, disassociable windings on the stator and. lead wires therefrom, and the rotor having a connnutator connected to its windings to. form a continuous closed circuit commutable winding, brushes thereon and collector rings having polyphase connections with said windings, with a variable rheostat and a switching device, having connections to said winding terminals, commutator brushes, collector rings and `rheostat terminals, whereby in one of said switching device the stator windings are placed in polyphase relation and connected to a source of polyphase currents to form a primary circuit and 'said rotor collector rings are connected to the rheostat to form a secondary circuit, and in another position of said switch, the disassociable stator windings are connected to form the ield magnet of' a series motor and'are connected in series with the vrotor through its commutator and brushes.

5. Anelectric motor adapted to ope 'ate as a polyphase induction motor and as a series commutator motor comprising in combination a stator and rotor, disassociable windings on the stator and lead wires therefrom, the rotor having a commutator connected to its windings to form a continuous closed circuit commutable winding, brushes thereon, collector rings connected to its windings to form inductive polyphase circuits, means for connecting said motor either to a polyphase or single-phase or direct current circuit and for inserting a rheostat in the rotor circuit of said motor acting as an induction motor and in series with said motor acting as a series motor.

6L A motor provided with polyphase field winding, armature windings, a con'nnutator connected to said a mature windings, conductors adapted to liver polyphase or singlo phase current to said motor, a switch device which in one position deliversI current from said conductors through said commutator and said armaturey windings and field windings and in the other position delivers 'current from said conductors through said polyphase field windings and. cuts oit the current from said cond'uctors'to said armature windings, and means. for reversing current through part of the stator windings.

T. In amotor, stationary polyphase windings, a rotor provided with rotor windings and a commutator connected therewith, contact devices for delivering polyphase, single phase, or direct current, to said motor, means for passing current from said Contact devices through said rotor and stator windings and said commutator and for passing current from said devices through said polyphase stationary windings without passing it through the rotor windings to develop a rotating field and means for reversing current through part off the, stationary windings.

S. In an electric motorthe combination wit'h armature, commutator and brushes, of a poleless field magnet structure with inagnetizing windings and having' reversed' windings arranged thereon to neutralize armature self-induction and provided with connections, together with a switch for arranging said windings as stator windings for a polyphase motor.

9. In an elect-ric motor, the combination with armature, commutator and brushes, oi a poleless field magnet structure with magnetizing windings and having reversed windings arranged thereon to neutralize armature self-induction, connections for operating said motor by single currents collector rings for polyphase currents conneeted with said armature and connectionsr for operating said motor by polyphase currents.

l0. In a polyphase motor a rotor having a uniformly distributed or direct current winding and collector rings connected in polyphase relation, a commutuator also connected thereto, a stator having a subdivided ployphase winding, and leads whereby said stator windings may be connected either to i'orm a polyphase winding for the production of' a rotating field, or to form field magnet magnetizing and neutralizing windings for the production of fixed poles.

ll. l'n an electric motor, the combination of a poleless field stator magnet structure.

with segregatable windings, a poleless rotor structure with inlaid windings wound for the same number of magnetic poles and having, with relation to said stator, a definite transforming ratio, a commutator and brushes constructed to constitute said rotor the armature of a series motor, collector rings to constitute said motor one clement of a polyphase induction motor, a plu ality of lead wires leading Ytrom the motor, and a switch whereby said motor may be alternatelygarranged as a poiyphase motor with definite transforming ratio and adapted for opel'ation on circuits ot' one voltage, and as a series motor with compensating windings adapted for operation on circuits of a different voltage.

In testimony .whereof I have signed my name to this speeiication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

KOLOMAN .DE KANDG.

' yWitnesses:

WILLIAM SZNFE, LOUIS VANDORY. 

